Integration of FusionCache with Orleans Grains - Best Practices and Benefits?

[YousefAK009]

Hi,

Thank you for this fantastic library! I've been exploring FusionCache and its capabilities and wanted to ask about integrating it with Orleans' Grains.

In Orleans, each Grain represents a unit of state and logic, and the framework provides caching mechanisms through distributed state storage. However, I see potential in FusionCache for handling caching scenarios like optimizing frequent data retrieval or providing resilience with fallback mechanisms.

1. Integration: How would you recommend integrating FusionCache with Orleans Grains? Should the cache operate inside individual grains, or is there a more global approach to enhance performance and reliability?

2. Benefits: Could you clarify the additional benefits FusionCache might provide in an Orleans-based application that already relies on distributed caching/storage via grains? Is there a specific pattern or use case where FusionCache excels in this scenario?

3. Misunderstandings: Lastly, do you think this idea stems from a misunderstanding about the roles of caching in Orleans versus what FusionCache offers?

Looking forward to your insights on leveraging the strengths of both frameworks.

Thanks for your time and for maintaining this awesome library! 🙌

[jodydonetti]

Hi @YousefAK009 damn 24th of December, sorry I haven't answered before I somehow totally missed this (sorry!).
Sadly, I don't have a lot of experience with Orleans, even though I'd like to find some time one day to explore it thoroughly.
Have you been able to play with Orleans+FusionCache since then?